The AP-National Constitution Center Poll

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The AP-National Constitution Center Poll

Conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications

Interview dates: August 11 –August 16, 2010

Interviews: 1,007 adults

Margin of error: +/- 4.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level

NOTE: All results show percentages among all respondents, unless otherwise labeled.

Please refer to the exact sample number at the bottom of each table.

All results shown are percentages unless otherwise labeled.

Trend results in this study prior to 2009 are a result of the AP-National Constitution Poll

conducted August 22-29, 2008 by Abt SRBI. Any inquiries about that methodology should be

addressed with the Associated Press or GfK.

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NCC1. For each of the following tasks, please say if you think the government is doing a good

job, a poor job, or a neither a good nor poor job at that particular one. How about…

[INTERVIEWER:]

FOR EACH “GOOD JOB,” ASK: Is that a VERY good job or SOMEWHAT good job?

FOR EACH “POOR JOB,” ASK: Is that a VERY poor job or SOMEWHAT poor job?

Making America a better place 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

Total Good job 45 43 40

Very good 14 14 13

Somewhat good 32 29 27

Neither good nor bad 12 14 15

Total Poor job 42 42 43

Somewhat poor job 18 20 19

Very poor job 24 22 24

Don’t know 1 1 1

Refused * - 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

Making sure that all people are treated

equally 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08


Very good 12 18 16






Don’t know 1 1 1

Refused - * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

Continues…

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NCC1. (Continued) For each of the following tasks, please say if you think the government is doing a good job, a poor job, or a neither a good nor poor job at that particular one. How about…

[INTERVIEWER:]



Making sure that our nation is safe from

foreign and domestic threats 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08


Very good 20 21 29






Don’t know * 1 2

Refused * - *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

Making sure all Americans feel safe,

secure and free 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08


Very good 17 19 24






Don’t know * * 1

Refused * - 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

Continues…

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NCC1. (Continued) For each of the following tasks, please say if you think the government is doing a good job, a poor job, or a neither a good nor poor job at that particular one. How about…

[INTERVIEWER:]



Promoting the well-being of all

Americans, not just special interests 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08


Very good 8 11 11






Don’t know 1 2 2

Refused * - *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

Making sure that Americans are free to

pursue happiness now and in the future 8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08


Very good 15 18 20






Don’t know 1 1 1

Refused * * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

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I’m going to read you some pairs of statements, and for each pair, please tell me which one

comes closest to your view. (DO NOT RANDOMIZE NCC2-NCC4)

NCC2. How about these statements…Which comes closest to your view?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

The United States Constitution is an enduring document that remains relevant today

74 75 70

The United States Constitution is an outdated document that needs to be modernized

26 23 28

Don’t know 1 2 3

Refused - - *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

NCC3. And which of these comes closest to your view?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

The rule of law should be followed in America, even if that comes at the expense of short term public safety considerations OR

60 61 54

If it’s a matter of public safety, sometimes it’s okay to break the law

35 35 38

Don’t know 4 3 7

Refused 1 1 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

NCC4. And how about these, which do you agree with more?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

If a majority of people want something to happen, the rights of a few shouldn’t stand in the way; OR

35 37 33

The rights of everyone should be protected, even when that means saying no to something the majority of people want to happen.

62 57 62

Don’t know 2 5 5

Refused 1 1 *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

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NCC18. Which comes closest to your view?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Judges should interpret the laws as narrowly as possible, taking into account only what is clearly the intention of the lawmakers OR

41 43

Judges should interpret laws broadly, taking into account the broader interests of the nation

56 52

Don’t know 3 5

Refused * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

NCC5. If you thought it would help improve the economy would you favor or oppose giving the President more power at the expense of the power of Congress and the courts?

[INTERVIEWER:

FOR EACH “FAVOR,” ASK: Is that strongly favor or somewhat favor?

FOR EACH “OPPOSE” ASK: Is that strongly oppose or somewhat oppose?]

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

Total Favor 26 24 29

Strongly favor 12 10 16

Somewhat favor 14 14 13

Total Oppose 73 75 66

Somewhat oppose 21 17 22

Strongly oppose 53 58 44

Don’t know * 1 5

Refused * * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

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NCC7. Is health care insurance something that the government should make sure everyone has, or should it be up to each individual to secure health insurance if he or she wants it?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Yes, the government should assure that everyone has health care insurance

47 47

No, it is up to each individual to secure health insurance if he or she wants it

50 50

Don’t know 2 3

Refused * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

NCC19. Do you think the Federal Government should have the power to require all Americans

to buy health insurance, and to pay a fine if they don’t or do you think the Federal Government should not have that power?

8/11-16/10

The Federal Government should have the power to require

17

The Federal should not have the power to require

83

Don’t know 1

Refused *

Based on: N=1,007

NCC8. Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the

United States to become U.S. citizens? [INTERVIEWER: FOR EACH “FAVOR,” ASK: Is that strongly favor or somewhat favor? FOR EACH “OPPOSE” ASK: Is that strongly oppose or somewhat oppose?]

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Total Favor 50 47

Strongly favor 27 21

Somewhat favor 23 26

Total Oppose 48 50

Somewhat oppose 15 12

Strongly oppose 33 38

Don’t know 2 2

Refused * 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

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NCC9. Do you think freedom of speech should mean that…

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

People should have the right to say what they believe even if they take positions that seem deeply offensive to most people OR

70 76 67

People should have the right to say what they believe, except when they want to say things that seem deeply offensive to most people

28 21 30

Don’t know 3 3 3

Refused * 1 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

NCC10. Should couples of the same sex be entitled to the same government benefits as

married couples of the opposite sex, or should the government distinguish between

them?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09 8/22-29/08

Yes, should be entitled to the same benefits 58 54 51

No, should distinguish between them 38 42 43

Don’t know 3 4 4

Refused 1 1 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001 N=1,000

NCC12. Should the Federal Government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of

the same sex, or not?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Yes 52 46

No 46 53

Don’t know 2 1

Refused * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

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NCC15. Do you think that laws limiting gun ownership infringe on the public’s right to bear

arms under the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution, or do you think they do

not infringe on the public’s right to bear arms?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Infringe on the public’s right to bear arms 51 55

Do not infringe on the public’s right to bear arms 45 40

Don’t know 4 5

Refused * 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

NCC16. The U.S. government sometimes restricts the access of the public and the news media

to various kinds of information for national security reasons. Do you think the

government tends to hold back too little information, too much information or the right

amount of information from the public?

8/11-16/10 9/3-8/09

Too little 18 19

Too much 42 43

About the right amount 37 34

Don’t know 3 4

Refused * *

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,001

NCC20. Do you think the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have an impact on your daily life,

or do you think that the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court don’t really affect your

daily life?

8/11-16/10

Have an impact on my daily life 72

Don’t really affect my daily life 26

Don’t know 2

Refused *

Based on: N=1,007

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NCC21. Do you think the U.S. Supreme Court Justices usually decide their cases based on legal

analysis without regard to partisan politics, or do you think they sometimes let their

own partisan political views influence their decisions?

8/11-16/10

Decide only on legal analysis 19

Sometimes let their own partisan political

views influence their decisions

78

Don’t know 4

Refused *

Based on: N=1,007

NCC22. As you may know, the Supreme Court will hear a case this year about whether a state

can legally ban minors from buying violent video games. What do you think is more

important to protect?

8/11-16/10

The right of a state government to pass a law it feels will protect young people from potential harm caused by video games that may be too violent OR

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The rights of young people to be free to buy any kind of video game they want, without the government telling them what games they should or should not buy

34

Don’t know 2

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

NCC24. Do you think that setting policies for education should be the responsibility of the

federal government, the state governments or feel both the federal and state

governments?

8/11-16/10

Responsibility of the federal government 4

Responsibility of the state governments 25

Responsibility of both the federal government

and state governments

69

Don’t know 2

Refused *

Based on: N=1,007

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TI1. Now I’m going to read you a list of institutions in this country. For each one, please tell

me if you are extremely confident, very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all in the people who are running each institution.

The first institution is (INSERT NAME). Would you say you are extremely confident, very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all in the people who are running (INSERT NAME).

Base: N=1,007

RANDOMIZE Extremely confident

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not too confident

Not confident at all

DK

REF

Banks and financial institutions 2 4 42 27 25 * *

Major companies 2 6 50 26 16 2 *

Small and local businesses 8 31 49 6 5 1 *

Organized labor 3 8 46 19 22 2 *

The print media, such as newspapers and news magazines

4 9 49 21 17 1 -

The broadcast news media, such as television and cable news

5 8 49 21 18 * *

The online news media, such as news websites

3 8 53 21 13 3 -

Independent or citizen media, such as online blogs

3 5 33 31 23 5 *

The scientific community, such as universities and research institutes

8 22 53 10 7 1 -

Organized religion 5 13 44 16 19 3 1

Public schools 3 10 49 24 13 * -

The military 13 30 43 8 5 1 *

The federal government 3 7 48 19 24 * -

State government 3 7 53 23 14 * -

Local government 3 11 55 18 12 * *

The U.S. Supreme Court 3 13 58 14 11 * -

State courts 3 9 62 14 10 1 *

The U.S. Congress 3 4 44 23 26 * -

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PID1/ PID2. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or none of

these? [IF “DEMOCRAT,” ASK:] Do you consider yourself a strong or moderate Democrat?

[IF “REPUBLICAN,” ASK:] Do you consider yourself a strong or moderate Republican? [IF “INDEPENDENT” OR “NONE,” ASK:] Do you lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans?

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10

5/7-11/10

4/7-12/10

3/3-8/10

1/12-17/10

12/10-14/09

11/5-9/09

10/1-5/09

9/3-8/09

7/16-20/09

5/28-6/1/09

4/16-20/09

2/12-17/09

1/9-14/09

12/3-8/08

11/6-10/08

Total Democrat 43 46 45 41 45 44 37 43 43 39 44 46 46 46 47 44 48

Democrat – strong 14 15 15 14 15 14 12 18 17 14 14 20 16 18 19 17 21

Democrat – moderate

18 19 20 18 18 18 16 17 16 16 20 15 20 20 18 19 19

Independent – lean Democratic

12 12 10 9 12 12 9 8 10 9 9 11 10 9 9 8 8

None – lean Democratic

* - * - * - * * * - * * * * 1 1 -

Total Republican 39 35 39 40 34 33 32 31 32 33 33 32 28 30 27 33 34

Republican – strong 11 9 10 14 11 9 9 11 10 9 11 11 9 9 8 13 13

Republican – moderate

14 15 16 12 12 12 13 10 11 11 12 12 9 13 12 13 11

Independent – lean Republican

14 11 13 14 12 12 11 10 11 13 10 9 9 8 7 7 10

None – lean Republican

- * * - * - - * * - * * * * 1 * -

[VOL] Independent – don’t lean

5 4 2 4 5 5 7 6 5 8 5 5 7 6 7 8 5

[VOL] None – don’t lean

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[VOL] Other * * * * 1 1 * * * * 1 * * * * * -

Don’t know 14 15 14 15 15 18 24 19 21 19 18 17 19 17 18 15 14

Refused - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,000 N=1,001

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G11a. Generally speaking, do you consider yourself a liberal, moderate, or conservative? IF “Liberal,” ASK: Would you say you are strongly or somewhat liberal? IF “Conservative,” ASK: Would you say you are strongly or somewhat conservative?

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10

4/7/10-

12/10 10/16-20/08

9/27-

30/08

Total Total Total Total Total

Likely

Voters

Likely

Voters

Liberal - strongly 10 11 8 6 9 11 10

Liberal -

somewhat 15 11 15 14 14 14 11

Conservative -

strongly 20 21 21 21 18 20 24

Conservative -

somewhat 21 23 23 23 21 18 14

Moderate 33 32 31 32 35 35 39

Don’t know 2 1 3 3 2 2 2

Refused * 1 1 1 1 * --

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=800 N=808

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EM1. Are you, yourself, currently employed… [READ LIST. RECORD ONLY ONE RESPONSE]

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10

5/7-11/10

4/7-12/10

3/3-8/10

1/12-17/10

12/10-14/09

11/5-/09

10/1-5/09

9/3-8/09

7/16/-20/09

5/28-1/09

Full-time 46 47 48 49 45 43 44 46 44 44 47 50

Part-time 16 11 13 11 14 13 15 11 10 12 13 13

Not employed 38 42 39 39 41 44 41 42 45 42 39 37

Don’t know * * * - * - * * * - 1 *

Refused * * - * * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,000

EM2. [IF “NOT EMPLOYED” IN EM1, ASK:] Are you… [READ LIST. RECORD ONLY ONE RESPONSE]

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10

5/7-11/10

4/7-12/10

3/3-8/10

1/12-17/10

12/10-14/09

11/5-/09

10/1-5/09

9/3-8/09

7/16/-20/09

5/28-1/09

Retired 44 47 42 50 49 48 47 49 52 52 48 50

Homemaker 21 15 16 18 19 15 13 16 18 15 15 17

Student 14 12 11 9 9 8 7 9 10 8 9 7

Temporarily

unemployed 20 25 27 21 23 27 32 24 18 22 24 22

Don’t know 1 2 4 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

Refused 1 * - 1 - 1 * 1 * * 2 2

Based on: N=400 N=472 N=416 N=415 N=420 N=420 N=423 N=404 N=451 N=438 N=415 N=402

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CUR38. Thinking of the last 6 months – that is, since February of this year – have you or has someone in your family lost a job as a result of economic conditions, or not?

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10

5/7-11/10

4/7-12/10

3/3-8/10

1/12-17/10

12/10-14/09

11/5-9/09

10/1-5/09

9/3-8/09

7/16-20/09

5/28-6/1/09

4/16-20/09

2/12-17/09

Yes (self lost job) 6 7 8 6 8 7 9 9 8 5 8 7 8 10

Yes (someone in family) 25 29 21 23 23 28 22 21 20 26 21 21 25 25

No 67 61 69 69 67 63 66 66 70 65 65 70 62 65

Both (self and family

member) [VOL] 2 4 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 4 1

Don’t know * * * - * - * - * * 1 1 * *

Refused * - - * * - * * * 1 1 * * -

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,001

CUR39. And thinking of the last 6 months – that is, since February of this year – has someone

you know personally, other than a family member, lost a job as a result of economic conditions, or not?

8/11-16/10

6/9-14/10

5/7-11/10

4/7-12/10

3/3-8/10

1/12-17/10

12/10-14/09

11/5-9/09

10/1-5/09

9/3-8/09

7/16-20/09

5/28-6/1/09

4/16-20/09

2/12-17/09

Yes 65 70 63 64 64 71 69 66 65 66 64 60 67 65

No 35 29 36 36 35 29 30 34 34 32 34 39 33 35

Don’t know * 1 * * 1 1 * * 1 1 2 1 1 1

Refused * - - * - - * - * 1 1 - - -

Based on: N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,001

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[INTERVIEWER READ:] The following questions are for classification purposes only. Be assured that your responses will be aggregated with those of other participants to this survey.

DM1. What is your marital status? Are you… [READ EACH ITEM]

Married/Living as Married/Co-habitating 61

Separated 2

Divorced 10

Widowed 6

Never Married 21

Don’t know [VOL] *

Refused [VOL] 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM2. What is the last grade of school you completed? [READ EACH ITEM]

Less than high school graduate 6

High school graduate 37

Technical/trade school 4

Some college 25

College graduate 13

Some graduate school 3

Graduate degree 11


Refused [VOL] 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM4. In what year were you born?

Age group:

18-29 21

30-49 38

50-64 24

65+ 17

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

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DM5. Which one of the following best describes where you live? [READ EACH ITEM]

Urban area 27

Suburban area 40

Rural area 30

Don’t know [VOL] 2

Refused [VOL] 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM6. Do you currently own your home, rent it, or do you have some other arrangement?

Own 64

Rent 26

Other arrangement 10

Don’t know -

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM7. Are you the parent or guardian of one or more children under the age of 18, or not?

Yes 37

No 63

Don’t know -

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

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DM8. How many different landline telephone numbers, if any, are there in your home that I could have reached you on for this call? This includes listed or unlisted numbers. To answer this question, please don’t count cell phones or landlines used ONLY for faxes or modems.

None 24

One Line 72

Two lines 2

Three or more lines 1

Don’t know *

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM9. And on how many different cell-phone numbers, if any, could I have reached you for

this call?

None 9

One 68

Two 16

Three or more 6

Don’t know *

Refused 1

Based on: N=1,007

DM10. [IF BOTH LAND AND CELLPHONE, ASK:] Generally speaking, would you say you use

your landline phone most of the time, your cell phone most of the time, or would you say you use both about equally?

Landline 25

Cell phone 38

Both equally 36

Don’t know -

Refused *

Based on: N=674

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DM10a. [ASK CELL-PHONE SAMPLE ONLY] How many adults, in addition to you, carry and use this cell phone at least once a week or more?

None 46

One 32

Two 15

Three or more 6

Don’t know *

Refused 2

Based on: N=301

DM12. Do you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not?

Yes, born-again/evangelical 36

No 60

Don’t know 2

Refused 2

Based on: N=1,007

DM13. What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim, some other religion, or don’t you belong to any religious denomination?

Protestant 27

Catholic 24

Mormon 1

Jewish 1

Muslim *

Other religion [SPECIFY] 21

Don’t belong to religious denomination 24

Don’t know -

Refused *

Based on: N=1,007

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DM14. [IF “OTHER RELIGION” IN DM13, ASK:] Do you consider yourself a Christian, or not?

Yes, a Christian 88

No, not a Christian 13

Don’t know -

Refused -

Based on: N=158

DM15. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? Would

you say more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, less often than a few times a year, or never?

Never 16

Less often than a few times a year 11

A few times a year 22

Once or twice a month 13

Once a week 24

More than once a week 11

Don’t know *

Refused 2

Based on: N=1,007

DM16. Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?

Yes 14

No 85

Don’t know *

Refused 2

Based on: N=1,007

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DM17. [IF SPANISH/HISPANIC/LATINO (D16=1), ASK:] In addition to being Hispanic, Latino or Spanish, what race or races do you consider yourself to be? [DO NOT READ. ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES.]

DM18. [IF NOT SPANISH/HISPANIC/LATINO (D16=2), ASK:] What race or races do you consider yourself to be? [DO NOT READ. ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES.]

White 71

Black, African-American, or Negro 12

American Indian or Alaska Native 1

Asian Indian 1

Vietnamese -

Chinese *

Filipino *

Korean *

Native Hawaiian -

Guamanian or Chamorro -

Samoan -

Japanese -

Other Asian *

Other Pacific Islander -

Some other race [SPECIFY] 10

Multiple races [VOL] 3


Refused [VOL] 3

Based on: N=1,007

DM19. Does your total household [IF SINGLE: “PERSONAL”] income fall below $50,000 dollars,

or is it $50,000 or higher? [READ LIST]

Below $50,000 47

$50,000+ 48


Refused [VOL] 4

Based on: N=1,007

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DM20. And in which group does your total household [IF SINGLE: “PERSONAL”] income fall? [READ LIST]

Under $10,000 5

$10,000 to under $20,000 10

$20,000 to under $30,000 11

$30,000 to under $40,000 8

$40,000 to under $50,000 9

$50,000 to under $75,000 16

$75,000 to under $100,000 14

$100,000 to under $150,000 8

$150,000 or more 8


Refused [VOL] 7

Based on: N=1,007

DM21. Do you currently own stocks, bonds, or mutual funds?

Yes 39

No 58

Don’t know *

Refused 3

Based on: N=1,007

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[ASK DM22 ONLY IF “YES” IN DM21:] DM22. In the past 12 months, how many times did you make changes in your investments—

buying or selling stocks or mutual funds either within or outside an employer-sponsored 401K plan? Would you say…

None 47

1 18

2 8

3 6

4 3

5-9 times 7

10-14 times 3

15-19 times 1

20-24 times 1

25 times or more 1

Don’t know 4

Refused 1

Based on: N=498

DM25. [INTERVIEWER RECORD:] Respondent’s Gender:

Male 49

Female 51

Based on: N=1,007

REGION:

Total

Northeast 19

Midwest 22

South 37

West 23

Based on: N=1,007

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AP-National Constitution Center Poll Methodology

The Associated Press-National Constitution Center Poll was conducted from August 11

through August 16, 2010, by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications – a division

of GfK Custom Research North America. This telephone poll is based on a nationally-

representative probability sample of 1,007 general population adults adults age 18 or older.

Interviews were conducted with 706 respondents on landlines and 301 respondents on cellular

telephones. Both the landline and cell phone samples were provided by Survey Sampling

International. The sample included the contiguous 48 states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Interviews

were conducted in both English and Spanish, depending on respondent preference.

The combined landline and cell phone data were weighted to account for probabilities of

selection, as well as age, sex, education and race, using targets from the March 2009

supplement of the Current Population Survey. In addition to these factors, the weighting takes

into account the patterns of land and cell phone usage by region from the 2009 Fall estimates

provided by Mediamark Research Inc.

The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence

level, for results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of sampling error is higher

and varies for results based on sub-samples. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points

are rounded off to the nearest whole number. As a result, percentages in a given table column

may total slightly higher or lower than 100%. In questions that permit multiple responses,

columns may total significantly more than 100%, depending on the number of different

responses offered by each respondent.

Trend data are displayed for selected questions from previous AP-GfK Polls that also consisted

of telephone interviews with nationally-representative probability samples of adults age 18 or

older. Details about all AP-GfK Polls are available at http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com.

The AP-National Constitution Center Poll

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